Hello! I've redecorated a little, you might notice. Gone is the old header and logo, they were a bit too 2014-Michael for me. I've done my best to make everything look a little bit fresher. Let me know what you think, I need a good ego-boost! Remember way back when, I made a whole blog … Continue reading Hello, 2018

Despite my best efforts, I always end up forgetting about the list or saying to myself that I’ll have more time later in the year, or just being uninterested in the books by the time I get around to them.
This year I thought I’d share seven of the (many more than seven) books on my 2016 TBR List that I didn’t get around to that I’m most annoyed with myself for not getting to.

2016 was a strange kind of reading year for me. From failing in my Goodreads Reading Challenge for the first time (I think) ever, to finding myself in three substantial reading slumps, it will probably go down as the kind of year that I'd like to forget. It was also the year when I read … Continue reading 2016 Favourites

Happy Spooky Day! I've never been all that great at Halloween. I never really understood the fascination with celebrating it, and to be honest, I grew out of dressing up and going trick-or-treating when I was really young. But this year I decided to do...something to try to get myself in a Halloween-y zone. And so, … Continue reading In the Dark, Dark Night

I recently watched a video by Regan from PeruseProject on YouTube where she talked about some of the most influential books in her life, and it made me think about the most influential books in my life. There are most definitely more than five books which have had a huge influence on my reading (and writing) life, but … Continue reading Top 5 Most Influential Books

In just a little over two weeks -- August 30th, to be precise -- Katharine McGee's debut novel THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR hits shelves. I recently received an e-arc of the novel on NetGalley, and honestly don't think I can praise it enough. I absolutely flew through the book in two or three sittings. Rather than writing a … Continue reading Why You Should Read: THE THOUSANDTH FLOOR

NOTE: This post is spoiler-free, avoiding major plot-points (other than anything mentioned in the description of the book provided by the publisher). However, At the end - after my signature to sign off - I have a short list of a few spoilers that I wanted to briefly mention. This section has been marked as clearly … Continue reading HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

When I was sixteen, I applied to University seven times. It started with me sending out my standard five applications, for various subjects at a few Uni's across Scotland, and promptly beginning to wait impatiently for my responses. You can get one of three responses from whichever Universities that you've applied to; either an Unconditional … Continue reading UNDER CONSTRUCTION #2: On Graduation

Remember at the start of the year I made a really impassioned post about how I was going to challenge myself to read 12 books by British writers in 2016 because I always feel like I only exclusively read US authors sometimes? The British Books Challenge still really interests me, but do you want to … Continue reading British Books Challenge – Update

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Michael is a 23 year old Scottish guy who spends most of his life with a book in his hands. When he’s not reading, you’ll probably find him watching re-runs of How I Met Your Mother, or writing books that will probably never be published.